Workshops and Classes at a Glance........

College of Sound Healing: An Introduction To Sound Healing with the Voice - Part Oneat the Virginia Water Community Centre, Beechmont/Cabrera Ave, Virginia Water, Surrey. GU25 4EYSaturday 14th and Sunday 15th March 2020. New training dates for 2021/22 will be posted soonCost: £250 if taking this as a stand alone workshop. Please see the CoSH training page here for further payment options if you are considering undertaking the whole course.Full payment will be taken at the time of bookingPlease see our cancellation policy here​This two day workshop is Part One of the College of Sound Healing Practitioner Training and can be taken as a stand alone workshop without committing to the full training. For more info on the full training on this website please click here.To be directed to the College of Sound Healing website please click here.

This workshop will cover:

FINDING YOUR VOICEUnderstanding the healing power of the voiceRemoving blockages from the voiceVoice exercisesCreating pure tone

HEALING WITH THE VOICEExperience a sound healing session

BREATHThe Importance of the Breath

HARMONICSUnderstanding harmonics and their role in healingDevelop the ability to hear harmonicsLearn techniques to create vocal harmonics

CHANTLearn sacred chants from different spiritual traditions

CHAKRASBalancing the chakras with vowel soundsUsing sound for meditation

​How To Run Group Sound Baths Workshop - Sunday 7th June 2020 10am-5pm POSTPONED TO SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2020Virginia Water Community Centre, Virginia Water, Surrey. GU25 4EYCost £90 Full payment is required to book your place, please contact Alexandra to arrange this or call 07771 956754.Please see workshop cancellation policy

This Workshop is for qualified Sound Practitioners or students on the CoSH Sound Healing Practitioner training who wish to be insured to workin a Sound Bath setting or those who would like to learn more about working with instruments for healing and meditation in a group environment, possibly also Yoga teachers/therapists. This workshop counts as one of the additional workshops for the CoSH training.

Some insurance companies have recently demanded that Sound Healers/Therapists be specifically trained in the instruments they use for Sound Baths and have an understanding of how to administer Sound to people on mass, as well as one to one. This workshop will give you a CoSH Certificate of Attendance which you can then present to your insurance company to add to your existing Sound Healing Practitioner Training.

The Workshop Will Cover: Creating a Sacred Space Using Instruments and VoiceBalancing Sound and SilenceWorking with Group EnergyGroundingClearing EnergiesGiving your own mini Sound Bath

Six Sound Baths will need to be written up as homework to complete the training.

This fun and informal day will be a balance of theory and practical.​ Instruments (Tibetan Bowls, Gongs, Rain Sticks, Chimes, Shruti and more) will be available to play, but feel free to bring a few of your own instruments you would like to work with.Tea, Coffee, and biscuits will be provided, but you will need to bring a packed lunch.You will also need to wear comfortable clothing for warm up exercises, and giving and receiving of sound baths.

Below is a video from the last How To Run A Sound Bath workshop in January 2019 where the participants are working together on their own mini sound baths

How to Work with Crystals and Sound - An IntroductionSunday 20th September 2020 10am-5pmat the Virginia Water Community Centre, Beechmont/Cabrera Avenue, Virginia Water, Surrey. GU25 4EYCost £90Full payment is required to book your place, please contact Alexandra to arrange thisPlease see the workshop cancellation policy

On this workshop you will learn how to:Sense, cleanse and dedicate crystals for work with SoundChoose appropriate crystals for healing othersWork with crystals during one to one Sound Healing treatmentsRelease pain from the body using Sound and CrystalsBalance the Chakras using crystals

This informal day will be a balance of theory and practical and is an introduction to working with Crystals and Sound.The workshop is most suited for those training to be Sound Healers with the Voice, or those already trained that would like to add the Crystal dimension to their work.In addition to sensing and sounding crystals, we will look at advanced treatments that follow on from the CoSH core Practitioner Training. This workshop serves as one of the two additional workshops required for the CoSH practitioner training or as 7 hours CPD. You will receive a CoSH certificate of attendance on completion of the day.All crystals will be available to use for the workshop. There will also be an opportunity to purchase crystals from our selection should you wish to. You are also welcome to bring your own. More info will be provided about this on booking.For this workshop Alexandra will be joined by her mother Iris Rigazzi-Tarling Cert.Ed, DipSoc, FIPTI.Iris is an experienced lecturer in Education, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, and Crystal Therapy. Her work with crystals has been extensive and she devised one of the first crystal therapy training courses for international accreditation in the UK.Iris has written several books for Education on Business Practice for NVQs and Higher Qualifications. She has been an advisor and validator for several national awarding bodies in complementary therapies and has many years experience in both industry and education. Iris runs her own business as a home visiting practitioner in complementary therapies.

Discover Your Voice for Health and WellbeingSunday 28th February 2021 10am-4pmat the Virginia Water Community Centre, Virginia Water, Surrey. GU25 4EYCost £85 or £75 early bird price if booked by the 28th January 2021.Full payment is required to book your place. Please contact Alexandra for details.Please see the workshop cancellation policy.

Alexandra has spent the last 20 years studying the production of the human voice as a working opera singer. She is now a full time Voice Coach, Singing Teacher and Tutor for the College of Sound Healing in the UK.After training as a Sound Healer and CoSH Tutor with Simon Heather, she now combines her understanding of voice production and Sound Healing to help people find, rehabilitate and rediscover their voice for singing and speaking, stress relief, emotional healing and general well-being. This popular workshop has been running for the last 7 years and will teach you how to relax, calm and strengthen body and mind, prevent illness and enhance wellbeing through using YOUR VOICE. Learn more about this amazing healing tool we all have within us and how to apply it for healing yourself and others.

The day will be a balance of theory and practical and will include:

Learning Vocal Toning on the BreathThe Use of Body Scanning and Relaxation Meditations with Vocal Toning for Pain ReliefDiaphragmatic Breathing - for Calm and Stress ReliefReconnecting To Your Natural Sound - Your True VoiceThe Power of Chant to Quieten the MindAffirmations and Understanding Your Inner VoiceUnderstand the Healing Power of Your Birth Name (Sonic Identity)

If you are afraid of vocalising in front of others, don’t worry, you will not be asked to sing or sound on your own… All voice work is done as a group. This workshop is for everyone!

If you are doing the College of Sound Healing Practitioner Training then this workshop will count towards one of the two additional workshops.If you are considering joining the CoSH Practitioner Training, this workshop is a helpful introduction to working with the voice for healing.​If you are just interested, that's more than fine too!

Feedback from participants:

"I did some of the warm ups this morning before my music classes, and my voice felt, and sounded, so much better, I couldn't believe it! My voice felt much more 'in my body' and much more..me. " Natalie

"The tongue info was a revelation to me, despite years of choral training when I was younger! I also felt fantastic emotionally and physically after the workshop. The info on breathing properly and the effects of hyperventilation were incredibly valuable and thought provoking. I also thought your presentation and the structure of the whole day was a masterclass in how to run a workshop!" Vici

Alexandra began these events at the Virginia Water Community Centre over five years ago, with the intention of bringing therapeutic Sound to the community for everybody to experience. Whilst overheads allow, we maintain our original price of £5 per session, in the hope that finances don't have to stand in the way of experiencing the many benefits of Sound, as well as the relaxation, healing and wellbeing that it brings.

As usual, you just turn up, bring a mat and cushion...or both, whatever you need to sit or lie comfortably for an hour and allow the soothing sounds to wash over you, like a form of sonic massage, facilitating rest, relaxation and clarity of mind.

This is a drop in session but please message via Facebook or website or mark yourself as "going" on Facebook to say you are coming so I can have an idea of numbers. We can get very busy and this is a first come first seated event, there is no advanced booking.Please note there is NO ADMISSION after 7.30pm so as not to disturb others. Doors open at 7.15pm. Parking is adjacent to the community centre on the grasscrete area by the field.

We start with a guided meditation to deepen your state of relaxation and then a Sound Bath using Tibetan Singing Bowls, Chimes, Rain Sticks, Rattles, Native American style flutes, Improvised Voice and Gongs. You can simply listen to the sounds, drift off, meditate, contemplate life or not...but the aim is to take a peaceful hour out of your routine, enjoy the therapeutic benefits of Sound and put things in perspective, taking a slice of tranquility back with you for the rest of the week.We will also have our crystal collection there for you to browse afterwards should you wish to.

If you are pregnant, terminally ill, in the final stages of cancer, have severe mental illness or a pacemaker, I need to know in advance. People with ear and balance problems may also be more sensitive to sound variations.If you are suffering from a fresh cold or a bad cough, please consider others before attending, as this event encourages deep peace and quiet.Please note that this event is not suitable for people under 16 years of age except by special arrangement.

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Voice Meditation and Chant7.30-8.30pm (please note time change)at the Virginia Water Community Centre, Surrey. GU25 4EY

It is widely acknowledged that the key to our healing on so many levels can occur by allowing our voice to sound freely, without fear and judgement. Allowing the breath to deepen encourages relaxation, and connecting the breath to the voice through toning and chant allows a natural state of meditation to occur. Meditative voice use, such as toning, changes your brain patterns helping you achieve a deep state of relaxation more easily. In addition it promotes good health and wellbeing by offering all the same benefits of singing (but without the music, notes and getting it 'right').This session is NOT about singing, making a "nice" sound or performing to others. It is about discovering, allowing and strengthening a part of you that for many people has been suppressed. All vocalising is done as a group.